Off The Wires

IFM posts H1 loss, says H2 will generate cash

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International Ferro Metals produced a disappointing first half pretax loss but looked to better days in the second half of its financial year.

Ramatlhodi to visit Harmony’s Kusasalethu

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Ngoako Ramatlhodi, South Africa mines minister, is to visit Harmony Gold's Kusasalethu mine where an underground fire endangered the lives of 486 miners.

BHP’s Mackenzie said to defend spin-off

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Andrew Mackenzie, CEO of BHP Billiton, is expected to use the group's interim results to defend the proposed demerger of assets into company South32.

Froneman sceptical of listing platinum mines

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Sibanye Gold CEO, Neal Froneman, said listing Amplats' non-core assets was a bad idea as they were loss-making and would fail to attract investment.

Mid-cap gold miners benefiting from pain

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Australian best performing gold stock, Northern Star Resources, has benefited from the moves by majors to sell non-core assets in order to lower debt.

Barrick’s Luwana part of $2.8bn impairments

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The Canadian gold producer, which controls Acacia Mining and the Lumwana mine in Zambia, is to remove $3bn in debt in an asset clearance.

VMR Dec Q share earnings up on Tau gold sales

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Village Main Reef produced a solid December quarter after selling more gold from its operating asset, Tau Lekoa.

Petra’s Dippenaar confident of market stability

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Johan Dippenaar, CEO of Petra Diamonds, said there was enough evidence to suggest a stabilisation in the diamond market.

Kasongo to get $20m for DRC tin ambition

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The former deputy mines minister of the Congo, Victor Kasongo, hopes to activate a $20m loan by tying up a 190 tonnes/month tin offtake agreement.

MPRDA review process known in March

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The process to which the Mineral and Petroleum Resources Amendment Act will be submitted will be known by Parliament in March.